Born Ada Atkinson in Ashton under Lyne on the 1st
January 1874, the birth being registered during
the March quarter 1874 in the Ashton Under Lyne
R.D. - ref: 8d/446, the daughter of John &
Margaret Atkinson.

1881 Census - 83 Church Street, Ashton unpon Lyne.
   Daughter - aged: 7 - Scholar - born: Ashton
under Lyne.   Head of household - John Atkinson -
Married - aged: 41 - occ: House Painter - born:
Eccles.  Also - Margaret Atkinson - Wife - aged:
31 - occ: Housekeeper - born: Congleton, Cheshire.
  Plus 3 siblings.

1891 Census - 8 James Street, Ashton upon Lyne.   
Boarder - aged: 17 - occ: Cotton Spinner - born:
Ashton under Lyne.  One of two boarders with
Cotton Doubler - John Henry Ashton and his wife
Susannah Ashton.

Married Joseph Silvester Sherratt at St. Paul's
P.C. Portwood, Stockport and registered during the
September quarter 1892 in the Stockport R.D. -
ref: 8a/76.

1901 Census - 1 Barton Fold, Barlow Lane, Reddish.
  Wife (now Ada Sherratt) - aged: 27 - born:
Ashton under Lyne.   Head of household - Joseph
Sylvester Sherratt - Married - aged: 29 - occ:
Bricklayer's Labourer - born: Stockport.   Plus
their two children - Albert Sherratt (5) and
Florence Sherratt (3).

Her husband - Joseph Sylvester Sherratt
(incorrectly listed as SHARRATT) died during the
June quarter 1904 in the Stockport R.D. - ref:
8a/58 - aged: 32.

1911 Census - 13 Atkinson Street, Cornbrook, Old
Trafford.   Head of household - Ada Sherratt -
Widow - aged: 35 - occ: Office Cleaner - born:
Ashton under Lyne.   Plus her three children -
Albert Sherrattt (15) - Florrie Sherratt (13) -
Harold Sherratt (11).

1939 National Registration - Ada Sherratt - Widow
- born: 1st January 1874 - occ: Unpaid Domestic
Duties.  Albert Sherratt - Single - born: 9th
December 1895 - occ: Stretford Corporation
Sanitary Decontamination.   Mary Ann Atkinson -
Single - born: 30th March 1871 - occ: Gummer at
Printers.  Eva Jackson - Married - born: 4th
August 1915 - occ: Unpaid Domestic Duties.

CWD Report No. 61.   Died as a result of blast at
71 Hadfield Street, Stretford, from where her body
was recovered on the 23rd December 1940 and taken
to the City Road Mortuary, Old Trafford.    Her
body was Identified by her son - Harold Sherratt,
10 King's Road, Stretford and released for burial
to the Council's Undertaker Contractor - R.
Pepperdine, 31 Ayres Road, Old Trafford.   
Described as being 5 feet 4 inches in height, of
Medium build, with grey hair.

Buried 31/12/1940 - Burial No. 17,903.   Her 

Her grand-daughter - Winifred Sherratt, was also
killed in this incident.

CWGC - of 71 Hadfield Street, Old Trafford. Widow
of Joseph S. Sherratt.  Died at 71 Hadfield
Street.